ML17334A588

NPDES Noncompliance Notification:On 971108 Plant Personnel Chlorination Sys Was Shut Down,Due to Valve Lineup Error Made During Startup of Continuous Chlorination After Shutdown.Corrected Lineup & Repositioned Valve

ML17334A588
Person / Time
Site:	Cook
Issue date:	12/09/1997
From:	Fitzpatrick E INDIANA MICHIGAN POWER CO.
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
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NUDOCS 9712150403
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,'1 ACCESSION NBR:9712150403 DOC.DATE: 97/12/09 NOTARIZED: NO DOCKET FACXL:50-.315 Donald C. Cook Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1, Indiana M 05000315 50-31b Donald C. Cook Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 2, Indiana M 05000316 AUTH.NAME AUTHOR AFFILIATION FITZPATRICK,E.E Indiana Michigan Power Co.

RECIP.NAME RECIPIENT AFFILIATION"

SUBJECT:

NPDES noncompliance notification:on 971108 plant personnel chlorination sys was shut down 971108 at 9:00am due to valve lineup error made during startup of continuous chlorination after shutdown.Continuuous chlorination resumed 971108.

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TITLE: Environmental Event Report (per Tech Specs)

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Indiana Michigan Power Company 500 Circle Drive Buchanan, Ml 49107 1395

~s INOMN/l NICMGAN PQWKR December 9, 1997 AEP: NRC: 1208 W Docket Nos: 50-315 50-316 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Mail Stop 0-P1-17 Washington, D.C. 20555 Gentlemen:

Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant Units 1 and 2 CHLORINATED WATER DISCHARGE NPDES NOTIFICATION The attached notification's forwarded for your information

'pursuant to Cook Nuclear Plant's Appendix B (Environmental) technical specifications. The subject concerns the inadvertent discharge of chloiinated water without performing required sampling and analysis, and the actions'aken to mitigate the situation.

Should you have any questions or concerns regarding this notification, please contact James T. Weber at 616/697-5075.

Sincerely, ZP~y~

E. E. Fitzpatrick Vice President

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ATTACHMENT TO AEP:NRC:1208W NPDES NOTIFICATION

American Electric Po r Cook Nuclear Plant One Cook Place Bridgman, Ml 49106 6164655901 ANKRICAM KLECTRlC POMMER Mr. Frederick Morley Plainwell District Office, SWQD Michigan Department of Environmental Quality 1342 M-89 West, Suite B Plainwell, Michigan 49080 November 12, 1997

Subject:

Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit No. MI0005827

Dear Mr. Morley:

This notification is made pursuant to Cook Nuclear Plant's NPDES Permit MI0005827, Part II, A.5.

On November 8, 1997, during continuous chlorination of the Service Water Systems, plant personnel inadvertently discharged a portion of chlorinated Service Water to Outfall 002 for approximately nine hours without performing the required sampling and analysis for Total Residual Oxidant. These samples were missed due to a valve lineup error made during the startup of continuous chlorination after a short shutdown for general maintenance on the Circulating Water System.

Shortly after the lineup was corrected, a sample was taken from the Outfall 002 discharge sample point at 10:15 a.m. on November 8, 1997. The sample measured 0.07 ppm Total Residual Oxidant (TRO), which exceeded the 0.036 ppm maximum discharge limit.

The condition was discovered during a tour by plant personnel at which point the chlorination system was shut down November 8, 1997 at-09:00 a.m.

Shortly after the discovery, the valve was repositioned to prevent discharge from Outfall 002 and direct all the Service Water to the Outfall 001, where circulating water dilution is present. Continuous chlorination resumed November 8, 1997 at 09:45 a.m.

A briefing was held by the plant personnel involved with chlorination to emphasize the importance of checking the Circulating Water System valve lineup prior to commencing chlorination as required in their procedure. The chlorination procedure includes steps to ensure that proper valve lineups have been performed to avoid NPDES exceedences.

Mr. Fred Morley Page 2 November 12, 1997 The Service Water System flows have been calculated to be approximately 24 .

MGD per unit. This is a slight portion of the normal circulating water flow of 1415 MGD for Outfall 002. This discharge caused no detrimental effects to the environment due to the small discharge flow and the large discharge piping (18'ia x 0.5 miles long). Normal water column demand for chlorine would have reduced the concentration to <.001 ppm by the time the flow reached Lake Michigan.

Please contact me at (616) 465-5901, ext 1153, with any questions you have.

Sincerely, John Garison Environmental Compliance Supervisor

'r. Fred Morley Page 3 November 12, 1997 I certify under penalty of law that I have personally examined and am familiar with the information submitted on this and all attached documents; and based on my inquiry of those individuals immediately responsible for obtaining the information, I believe the submitted information is true, accurate and complete.

I am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of fine and imprisonment.

J. R. Samp on Plant Manager